Peter Blair

Education

• Ph. D. University of Iowa, 1989
• MA Duquesne University , 1980
• MAT Duquesne University , 1974
• BA Saint Vincent College , 1973

Areas of Interest

• Creative Writing
• Contemporary American Poetry
• American Literature
• Rhetoric
• East-West Studies
• I am currently working on a new poetry book manuscript.

Selected Publications and Presentations

“Farang (full-length poetry book), Autumn House Press, 2010”

The Divine Salt (full-length poetry book), Autumn House Press, 2003

Last Heat (full-length poetry book), Word Works Press, 1999

Furnace Greens (poetry chapbook), Defined Providence Press, 1998

A Round, Fair Distance from the Furnace , (poetry chapbook), White Eagle Coffee Store Press, 1993

Poems in Labor: Studies in Working-Class History of the Americas , Poetry East, Crazyhorse, West Branch, various anthologies

Readings at Wake Tech, Raleigh , NC; Clarion State University , PA ; Georgetown University , DC

Selected Grants

Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Poetry Fellowship Grant, 1997

Courses Taught

• ENGL 1101 English Composition
• ENGL 1102 Writing in the Academic Community
• ENGL 2100 Writing about Literature
• ENGL 2105 Introduction to Poetry
• ENGL 3300 American Literature Survey
• LBST 2102 Intercultural and Global Connections: Samurais, Geishas, and Cowboys: Conflict, Violence and Love in Asian and American Cultures
• AMST 3000 Work In America
• AMST 3000 Coming of Age in America
• AMST 3100 America in the 1920’s

Professional Appointments

Faculty Appointments

• UNC Charlotte since 2006